As we noted in our most recent client alert, on February 27, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") announced that it would halt all enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the "CTA") and issue an...more
As we noted in our February 20, 2025, client alert, unless the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") or Congress decided to take action by March 21, 2025, the beneficial ownership information ("BOI") reporting...more
Since our December 31, 2024, client alert, there has been a flurry of activity involving all three branches of the federal government regarding the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more
This Client Alert provides an overview of new developments and highlights key considerations for calendar year-end public companies preparing their Annual Reports on Form 10-K for 2024 and proxy statements for annual meetings...more
1/24/2025
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In yet another twist in the Texas Top Cop Shop litigation challenging the constitutionality of the Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), on December 26, 2024, the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the "Fifth...more
On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (the "Fifth Circuit") lifted the preliminary injunction previously issued by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (Texas Top Cop Shop,...more
12/27/2024
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On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Garland, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against the government’s...more
As discussed in our prior two alerts (found here), effective as of Jan. 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act and rules issued thereunder by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) (collectively, the “CTA”)...more
4/24/2024
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As discussed in our prior alert, effective as of January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act and rules issued thereunder by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) (collectively, the “CTA”) require most U.S....more
Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) in 2020, which aims to prevent U.S. companies from engaging in certain illegal activities, including money laundering and tax fraud, by implementing federal...more
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) conducts various surveys of U.S. multinational companies and U.S. affiliates of foreign enterprises to generate statistical information regarding the global business activities of U.S....more